What do we believe?
1. We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired
Word of God without error in the original writings, and the complete revelation
of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all
Christian faith and life.
2. We believe there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4). He is the creator of
heaven and earth, and of all living beings. He has revealed Himself to humanity
as the Father (Creator), the Son (Savior), and the Holy Ghost (indwelling Spirit).
3. We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived
of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, the
complete and final sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He
arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where He is now our High
Priest and Advocate. Jesus is the Son of God according to the flesh (Romans 1:3)
and the very God Himself according to the Spirit (Matthew 1:23). Jesus is the
Christ (Matthew 16:16); the creator of all things (Colossians 1:16-17); God with
us (Matthew 1:23); God made flesh (John 1:1-14); God manifested in the flesh (I
Timothy 3:16); He which was, which is, and which is to come, the Almighty
(Revelation 1:8); the mighty God, everlasting Father, and Prince of peace (Isaiah
9:6).
4. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify Christ Jesus and
during this age, to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell,
guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service.
5. We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is
therefore lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and
spiritual life be obtained.
6. We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide
the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such
as receive Jesus Christ by faith and repentance are born of the Holy Spirit and
thus become children of God. We believe in justification by faith. We believe
that salvation is free to all men who will receive it and apart from any work of
man is a result of the grace of God.
7. We believe in the personal, and physical return of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is
our hope and has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.
8. We believe there will be a bodily resurrection of all the dead; of the believer
to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, and of the unbeliever to
judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.
9. We believe the true Church is composed of all such persons, who through
saving faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are
united together in the body of Christ of which He is the head.
10. We believe that water baptism by immersion soon after accepting Christ as
our personal Savior, is a testimony of death to sin and resurrection to a new life,
and that the Lord's Supper is a memorial service setting forth in sacred and
symbolic manner the death of the Lord Jesus Christ; all true believers and only
believers should share in it.
11. We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is the bestowing of the
believer with power to be an effective witness for Christ. This experience is
distinct from, and subsequent to, the new birth; is received by faith, and is
accompanied by the manifestation of speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives
utterance, as the initial evidence.
12. We believe in the present day operation of the nine supernatural gifts of the
Holy Spirit, as recorded in 1 Corinthians 12.
1. We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired
Word of God without error in the original writings, and the complete revelation
of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all
Christian faith and life.
2. We believe there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4). He is the creator of
heaven and earth, and of all living beings. He has revealed Himself to humanity
as the Father (Creator), the Son (Savior), and the Holy Ghost (indwelling Spirit).
3. We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived
of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, the
complete and final sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He
arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where He is now our High
Priest and Advocate. Jesus is the Son of God according to the flesh (Romans 1:3)
and the very God Himself according to the Spirit (Matthew 1:23). Jesus is the
Christ (Matthew 16:16); the creator of all things (Colossians 1:16-17); God with
us (Matthew 1:23); God made flesh (John 1:1-14); God manifested in the flesh (I
Timothy 3:16); He which was, which is, and which is to come, the Almighty
(Revelation 1:8); the mighty God, everlasting Father, and Prince of peace (Isaiah
9:6).
4. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify Christ Jesus and
during this age, to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell,
guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service.
5. We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is
therefore lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and
spiritual life be obtained.
6. We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide
the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such
as receive Jesus Christ by faith and repentance are born of the Holy Spirit and
thus become children of God. We believe in justification by faith. We believe
that salvation is free to all men who will receive it and apart from any work of
man is a result of the grace of God.
7. We believe in the personal, and physical return of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is
our hope and has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.
8. We believe there will be a bodily resurrection of all the dead; of the believer
to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, and of the unbeliever to
judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.
9. We believe the true Church is composed of all such persons, who through
saving faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are
united together in the body of Christ of which He is the head.
10. We believe that water baptism by immersion soon after accepting Christ as
our personal Savior, is a testimony of death to sin and resurrection to a new life,
and that the Lord's Supper is a memorial service setting forth in sacred and
symbolic manner the death of the Lord Jesus Christ; all true believers and only
believers should share in it.
11. We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is the bestowing of the
believer with power to be an effective witness for Christ. This experience is
distinct from, and subsequent to, the new birth; is received by faith, and is
accompanied by the manifestation of speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives
utterance, as the initial evidence.
12. We believe in the present day operation of the nine supernatural gifts of the
Holy Spirit, as recorded in 1 Corinthians 12.
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